Did you feel it? Quake hits South LA

Debbie L. Sklar

10 Nov 2017

Seismogram being recorded by a seismograph at the Weston Observatory in Massachusetts, USA.. Photo by Z22 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the West Athens community near South Los Angeles early Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred at 1:25 a.m. at a depth of 7.5 miles, the USGS reported.

Officials at the South Los Angeles Sheriff Station said deputies there felt a jolt but there were no calls for service in regard to the earthquake and no reports of damage.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was half a mile north of the west Athens area, and about three miles east of Lennox.